When Alabama lost to Florida State in Week 1, Crimson Tide fans were hoping to hit the lottery to pay his buyout. Yet, instead of the season going up in flames, Kalen DeBoer has Alabama at No. 4 in the country and looking like a clear national title contender while some of the program’s biggest rivals self-combust.
DeBoer has a title-caliber team in Year 2, while in Year 4 of the Brian Kelly experiment in Baton Rouge, LSU has waved the $50 million white flag. The Kelly firing won’t just make Alabama’s Week 11 matchup more interesting; it makes now the perfect opportunity to strike for 2027 five-star quarterback Elijah Haven.